John M Wall sold $8.9M of CDNS
Sr. VP & CFO at CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC. 27,805 shares at an average of $318.57, traded Dec 16, 2025, filed Dec 18, 2025.
Score components
- +22RoleCFO
- +25Trade size$8.9M at market
- +10Share of holdings soldSold 28% of holdings
- +15Cluster6 insiders selling within 14 days
- -15Exercise and sellShares came from an option exercise in the same filing
- -2010b5-1 planPre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan
What happened after comparable sells
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
This signal so far: 1m +0.7%, 3m -8.8%, 6m +22.9%.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0000813672-25-000164, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | MOption exercise Common Stock10b5-1 | +1,387 | $138.02 | $191k | 71,344 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | MOption exercise Common Stock10b5-1 | +8,000 | $142.50 | $1.1M | 79,344 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | MOption exercise Common Stock10b5-1 | +3,418 | $138.02 | $472k | 82,762 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | MOption exercise Common Stock10b5-1 | +15,000 | $202.94 | $3.0M | 97,762 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -5,500 | $317.34 | $1.7M | 92,262 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -9,828 | $318.11 | $3.1M | 82,434 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -11,437 | $319.41 | $3.7M | 70,997 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock10b5-1 | -1,040 | $320.10 | $333k | 69,957 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | MOption exercise Non- Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1 | -1,387 | $0.00 | $0 | 0 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | MOption exercise Non- Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1 | -8,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 1,888 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | MOption exercise Non- Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1 | -3,418 | $0.00 | $0 | 0 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | MOption exercise Non- Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)derivative10b5-1 | -15,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 7,112 | Dec 18, 2025 |
Related signals
Other insiders at CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12Weak | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | Vincentelli Alberto Sangiovanni director | $438k 1,250 shares | -3% | |
| 7Weak | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | Paul Cunningham Sr. Vice President | $554k 2,000 shares | -2% | |
| 10Weak | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | Ita M Brennan director | $51k 180 shares | -2% | |
| 26Weak | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | Vincentelli Alberto Sangiovanni director | $401k 1,250 shares | -3% | |
| 20Weak | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | Paul Scannell Sr. Vice President | $95k 280 shares | -1% | |
| 20Weak | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | Chin-Chi Teng Sr. Vice President | $1.5M 4,732 shares | -3% | |
| 15Weak | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | Paul Cunningham Sr. Vice President | $647k 2,000 shares | -2% | |
| 13Weak | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | Chin-Chi Teng Sr. Vice President | $1.5M 4,500 shares | -3% | |
| 10Weak | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | Paul Cunningham Sr. Vice President | $767k 2,000 shares | -2% | |
| 20Weak | CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC | Chin-Chi Teng Sr. Vice President | $1.7M 4,500 shares | -3% |
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